For decades, Israel has been trying to recover the remains of Eli Cohen, one of its most famous spies, who was executed in Syria in 1965. While that goal remains elusive, intelligence services and ...

Eli Cohen managed to forge close contacts within the political and military hierarchy of Israel's archenemy in the early 1960s, ultimately rising to become a top adviser to Syria's defense minister.

By 1960, Eli Cohen was recruited for a mission that would become legendary. After training, he moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, under the alias Kamal Amin Thaabet, a Syrian businessman.

Sixty years after Israeli spy Eli Cohen was hanged in Damascus, Israel has recovered 2,500 personal and intelligence items held by Syria’s security services. The documents, photographs, and ...

Eli Cohen, who was born in Egypt, is one of Israeli most famous ever operatives. He is widely credited with helping Israel to prepare for the Six-Day War. View on euronews ...

Eli Cohen is one of the most famous spies in Israeli history, and he worked his way into the circle of Syrian leadership in the 1960s. Operating as part of the Mossad, Cohen worked for years to ...

Eli Cohen managed to forge close contacts within the political and military hierarchy of Israel’s archenemy in the early 1960s, ultimately rising to become a top adviser to Syria’s defense ...